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Firebird 2.5.5 Release Notes (PDF available)
Brief description of new features in Firebird 2.5
For more details about Firebird 2.5 architectures please look at the Firebird 2.5 Architecture Comparison document.
 Win32 |
Win64 |
 Linux x86 |
Linux AMD64 |
 Mac OS X |
| Release Date | File Name | Size | Description |
| Sources | |||
| November 18, 2015 | Firebird-2.5.5.26952-0.tar.bz2 | 14 MB | Compressed tarball |
| Win32 |
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| 32-bit Classic, Superclassic & Superserver | |||
| November 18, 2015 | Firebird-2.5.5.26952_0_Win32.exe | 7 MB | Windows executable installer for full Superclassic/Classic or Superserver, recommended for first-time users |
| November 18, 2015 | Firebird-2.5.5.26952-0_Win32.zip | 11 MB | Zip kit for manual/custom installs of Superclassic/Classic or Superserver |
| 32-bit Embedded | |||
| November 18, 2015 | Firebird-2.5.5.26952-0_Win32_embed.zip | 4 MB | Embedded, separate download, zip kit. Custom installation required, read the Guide! |
| 32-bit Debug Kits (Binary + PDB components) | |||
| November 18, 2015 | Firebird-2.5.5.26952_0_Win32_pdb.exe | 12 MB | Full Superclassic/Classic or Superserver, installer kit |
| November 18, 2015 | Firebird-2.5.5.26952-0_Win32_pdb.zip | 19 MB | Full Superclassic/Classic or Superserver, zip kit |
| November 18, 2015 | Firebird-2.5.5.26952-0_Win32_embed_pdb.zip | 8 MB | Embedded, separate download, zip kit |
| Win64 |
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| 64-bit Classic, Superclassic & Superserver | |||
| November 18, 2015 | Firebird-2.5.5.26952_0_x64.exe | 10 MB | Windows executable installer for full Superclassic/Classic or Superserver, recommended for first-time users |
| November 18, 2015 | Firebird-2.5.5.26952-0_x64.zip | 12 MB | Zip kit for manual/custom installs of Superclassic/Classic or Superserver |
| 64-bit Embedded | |||
| November 18, 2015 | Firebird-2.5.5.26952-0_x64_embed.zip | 5 MB | Embedded, separate download, zip kit. Custom installation required, read the Guide! |
| 64-bit Debug Kits (Binary + PDB components) | |||
| November 18, 2015 | Firebird-2.5.5.26952_0_x64_pdb.exe | 16 MB | Full Superclassic/Classic or Superserver, installer kit |
| November 18, 2015 | Firebird-2.5.5.26952-0_x64_pdb.zip | 21 MB | Full Superclassic/Classic or Superserver, zip kit |
| November 18, 2015 | Firebird-2.5.5.26952-0_x64_embed_pdb.zip | 9 MB | Embedded, separate download, zip kit |
| Linux x86 |
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| IMPORTANT: Note affecting all Linux builds The recommended Linux kernel version is 2.6.34 and glibc should be version 2.12 or higher. Minimum - kernel 2.6.27 and glibc 2.7. If your glibc version is lower than v.2.7, it must be upgraded before using Firebird 2.5 Classic/Superсlassic. |
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| 32-bit Classic, Superclassic & Embedded | |||
| November 18, 2015 | FirebirdCS-2.5.5.26952-0.i686.rpm | 8 MB | Superclassic/Classic server, RPM kit |
| November 18, 2015 | FirebirdCS-2.5.5.26952-0.i686.tar.gz | 7 MB | Superclassic/Classic server, compressed tarball |
| November 18, 2015 | FirebirdCS-debuginfo-2.5.5.26952-0.i686.tar.gz | 35 MB | Debug Build, Superclassic/Classic server, compressed tarball |
| 32-bit Superserver | |||
| November 18, 2015 | FirebirdSS-2.5.5.26952-0.i686.rpm | 7 MB | Superserver, RPM kit |
| November 18, 2015 | FirebirdSS-2.5.5.26952-0.i686.tar.gz | 7 MB | Superserver, compressed tarball |
| November 18, 2015 | FirebirdSS-debuginfo-2.5.5.26952-0.i686.tar.gz | 35 MB | Debug Build, Superserver, compressed tarball |
| Linux AMD64 |
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| IMPORTANT: Note affecting all Linux builds The recommended Linux kernel version is 2.6.34 and glibc should be version 2.12 or higher. Minimum - kernel 2.6.27 and glibc 2.7. If your glibc version is lower than v.2.7, it must be upgraded before using Firebird 2.5 Classic/Superсlassic. |
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| 64-bit Classic, Superclassic & Embedded | |||
| November 18, 2015 | FirebirdCS-2.5.5.26952-0.amd64.rpm | 7 MB | Superclassic/Classic server, RPM kit |
| November 18, 2015 | FirebirdCS-2.5.5.26952-0.amd64.tar.gz | 7 MB | Superclassic/Classic server, compressed tarball |
| November 18, 2015 | FirebirdCS-debuginfo-2.5.5.26952-0.amd64.tar.gz | 35 MB | Debug Build, Superclassic/Classic server, compressed tarball |
| 64-bit Superserver | |||
| November 18, 2015 | FirebirdSS-2.5.5.26952-0.amd64.rpm | 7 MB | Superserver, RPM kit |
| November 18, 2015 | FirebirdSS-2.5.5.26952-0.amd64.tar.gz | 7 MB | Superserver, compressed tarball |
| November 18, 2015 | FirebirdSS-debuginfo-2.5.5.26952-0.amd64.tar.gz | 35 MB | Debug Build, Superserver, compressed tarball |
| Mac OS X |
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| NOTE: Mac OS X users should be aware that Firebird 2.5 will run only on Mac OS X 10.7 or higher versions. If you want to use an earlier version of OS X you will need to use an earlier version of Firebird. "lipo" are the 64-bit Firebird Server with client libs as fat lib (32 and 64 bits). See here for examples. |
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| Mac OS X 64-bit Classic, Superclassic & Embedded (Intel) | |||
| November 19, 2015 | FirebirdCS-2.5.5-26952-x86_64.pkg | 7 MB | 64-bit package |
| November 19, 2015 | FirebirdCS-2.5.5-26952-lipo-x86_64.pkg | 11 MB | 64-bit Lipo package |
| Mac OS X 64-bit Superserver (Intel) | |||
| November 19, 2015 | FirebirdSS-2.5.5-26952-x86_64.pkg | 7 MB | 64-bit package |
| November 19, 2015 | FirebirdSS-2.5.5-26952-lipo-x86_64.pkg | 10 MB | 64-bit Lipo package |
| Mac OS X 32-bit | |||
| November 19, 2015 | FirebirdCS-2.5.5-26952-i386.pkg | 7 MB | Mac OS X 10.6+ 32-bit Classic, Superclassic & Embedded (Intel) package, compressed |
| November 19, 2015 | FirebirdSS-2.5.5-26952-i386.pkg | 7 MB | Mac OS X 32-bit Superserver (Intel) package, compressed |